The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-19
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TIE I.IrcInE DISTINCT SCANDAL

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TIE sEIrcIuE DISTRICT SCANDAL
That Has Deen Making Such n Sensation III
schoof eirciss-Ths Board of Educa.
II tion Takes Action In the Premises.
The Regular Committee Reports.
The regular monthly meeting Of the !
Board Of Education last night was attend.
ed by all the members except Mcasrr.
1aett, List, Miller, Nsylor, Reed and |
Whally. The Board was in session until
nearly midnight and tho meeting was
without parallel in the I history
OF the body, which has in tho past enjoyed
tho reputation Of boing the most dignifed
body Of the kind in the city or county.
The features Of the session was q full aud
complete expose Of the scandal concerning
President Pipes, Of tho Board, ind two Of
the teachers that have been teaching In
the Richie diatrict schools. and who were
named by him for reappointment.
AT the two previous meetings the story
Of the scandal has been merely limited at.
Last night 1t was told and retold with all
It's sensational features. TiFh..,
The matter was brought up again by
Or, Mccoy and Mr.. Eschatruth present.
ing list of appointments to the
position Of teachers In Richie school,
DR.. Pipes again presented minority re-.
[ port. Tho matter waG solved finally BY
confirming az teachers those whose namea
were on both lisis. Is, (. AZ
Miss J. A. Greenlee's name waa then
taken up for reappointment as grammar
room teacher, and she was rejected by q
vote OF Sto7. Mics stersns was reappointed
by vote Of twelve to three. Clara Miller,
Lizzie Bieksrson and Virginia Runner
were confirmed as teachers to mako
up the quota allowed that nchool.
Miss Dscia Hamilton WAS confirmed as
teacher OF the grammar room. Aside
from this the apportionment Of the teach
ers was referred to the local Com.
missioners. }'aa
Tho Committee on Accounts presented
bills agsregsting $47S Oh, which were or.
dered paid. si.i
The Committee on Public Library 70.
ported having received the resignation OF
Miss Carrie Shater, first assistant in the
Library, and recommended the advancing
Of Miss Annie Sage to that place and that
Mrs. Carrie Crawford be confirmed "a tho
second assistant at q GALAXY Of S3S 33i per
month. These two ladies' were confirmed
"a ouch assistants. Bills to the amount Of
sGi 90 were presented with the report and
ordered paid.
, The Committee on Buildings and
Grounda reported that it had received
from Architect Wells his first estimate Of
the amount of work done by Kleyis, Kraft
& Co., the contractors erecting the new
school house in Washington district, and
recommended that in accordance with
that estimate an order for 1886 be
drawn in favor Of the contractors. Clerk
/ Hafl was instructed to issue such an
order. fdfs ,.,l, rs,
The Committee on Text Books recon-
mended that the contract for furnishing
school supplies for the coming year be
awarded to J. B, Wilson, her bid being
the lowest received. This wag done.
Clerk Hall was instructed to purchase
three gross Of erssers from snnbury,
Mass., firm, at coet Of $40 per gross, that
being about half the price homo dealers
ask. sd IS t'
The Committee on Teachers and
Schools reported that had had under ad-
yisement the matter referred to 1t con-
corning the disproportion existing be-
tween the number of teachers and pupils
in several OF tho schools, and submitted
that remedy could be found in the re-
vision Of the course Of studies as follows:
Drop drawing out Of Division D; teach
Whites Elementary Arithmetic in the
highes! grade Of G. Beginning in Jan
uary OF (. each year, teach Mitch
ellis Primary Geography in the high
eat grade OF O; teach defamation
in all the grades Of G; make work in
grade a comprehend earlier work in
Arithmetic; beginning in January Of each
i! year teach Mitchail's Intermediate Geog.
raphy in the highest grade Of B; in the
highest grade Of A drop Lessons in Eng
liah and substitute Harvey's Primary
| Grammar. In the grammar rooms at the
beginning Of the FIRST year commence tho
study ol Physiology; at the beginning OF
the second year commence the study OF
| Philosophy; at the beginning Of the
third year commence the study
oil Literature in the third and fourth years
teach Higher Arithmetic. AS supple.
mental work to arithmetic to be placed
in tho hands Of the teachers, the commit
tee recommended the adoption Of Rays
Test examples. 1t was also recommended
that written examination for promotion
in all grades below the grammar room be
discontinued. The report Was adopted as
9 whole. An amendment by DR.. Jepson,
to the effect that in Clay school the highest
room in a be hereafter part Of the gram
mar room, was adopted.
4 Superintendent Anderson reported that
he had received the result Of the census
! ard enumeration Of youth for the year
1887, showing a net increase in population
| over the report OF 1886 of 500, and de-
| crease Of 1854 in the youth OF the district.
Accompanying this report was thst OF
! Librarian Wilson, for the month Of July.
In the Library there Was a circulation OF
4,1S4, m average Of 165 per day; in the
reading room there was a circulation OF
304; the amount received from fines, ETC.,
was Sl4.t Both reports were ordered fled.
Clerk Hall presented the annual state.
, meat OF the expenditures made on behalf
. Of the Board during the year ending July
:. 81, 1887. Ont of the school fund there
was expended S64, 262 05; out Of tho build
: ing fund, Sl9,97S 25; out Of the Library
) fund, S., 09S OF. The entire report was
ordered printed in the newspapers &C.
: cording to law. ~ 5,1ts iii. j
Superintendent Anderson was instruct
ed, on motion Of Mr.. Hannah, to close
the schools Thursday evening Of State
Fair week for the balance OF the week in
: order that the children might attend the
lair on Friday. This has been the Gus
tom ior several years past.
Desirable Property For Sale.
J, I will sell at reasonable figures q few
desirable cottages aud q number Of high,
dry, well shaded lots, commanding charm
Ing views at Mountain Lake Park and